Tossed Salad with Light Vinaigrette

We have enjoyed this delicious salad the last two Sundays. The thing I love about it is you get to enjoy the wonderful flavor of the vegetables and it tastes great. It is also wonderful because it is a healthy dressing too. Great way to eat a lot of vegetables

Ingredients

2 C spinach

2 C Romain or your favorite greens

1/2 red pepper sliced thin seeds removed
1/4 purple onion chopped up
1/2 cucumber chopped up
1/2 C cut up celery
3-4 small peppers chopped up
1/2 zucchini chopped up
other options chopped up purple cabbage

Dressing

1/2 C olive oil
1/4 C vinegar
1 T honey
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
2 garlic cloves


Directions

1. In a blender blend all of the ingredients for the dressing until all smooth.

2. Put all the ingredients for the salad in the bowl starting with the greens on the bottom.

3. Then drizzle the dressing over the top of the salad and serve.

Cucumber Cream Dip Served on French Bread

We loved this it tastes delicious on toasted french bread or toasted baguettes. The crunch of the bread is a great combination with the dip. My daughters were over and they loved it.


Ingredients

1 C cashew cream *
3 cloves garlic
1 tsp salt
1/4 tsp chili powder
4 green onion with stems cut off
1/2 cucumber washed
1 T dried parsley
1/2 cucumber diced
3 roma tomatoes diced
french bread sliced toasted with olive oil
garnish with dried parsley optional

Directions

*(Cashew Cream) The process for making the cashew cream. You soak 2 C cashews as long as you can or overnight. In 2 C water in covered in the fridge. After soaking is complete drain out the water and rinse, then add 1 C water while you blend in a blender till creamy. Set aside.

1. In a blender blend cashew cream, salt, chili powder, green onion and half of the cucumber. Pulse until mostly smooth.
2. Fold in the remaining diced cucumber.
3. Toast the french bread with olive oil spread on top. Toast until light brown.
4. Spread dip on toast. Top with tomatoes and parsley if desired.
5. Serve right away. You can have people make their own so the bread doesn't get soggy.

* Would also be great with crackers or  cut up vegetables.

Fresh Tomato and Cucumber Salad

Love the look of cut up fresh vegetables. 

So an interesting thing happened the other day at my Moms. She was having a gathering with some friends. Their was your typical mix of foods at the event. There were jello salads, broccoli salad,  coleslaw, potato salad etc...  You get the picture. The thing that was interesting was someone just brought a salad like I posted today. That was the one that got eaten the fastest. Their was hardly anything left of it. It made me so happy that people were drawn to the healthier option. It made me so happy. We can make the world a healthier place one recipe at a time. 

This is a super easy recipe and looks so pretty and fresh. This is a great to use some of my tomatoes from my garden. 

Ingredients

English cucumber sliced thin
6-7 Roma tomatoes sliced thin
1/4 C olive oil
2 minced garlic cloves
1 tsp thyme or fresh if you have it
handful of basil leaves chopped thin
salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

Directions

1. Place cucumbers and tomatoes in the serving bowl.
2. In a small bowl mix together oil, garlic, and thyme until all combined.
3. Pour on to the vegetables and toss until all the vegetables are covered.
4. Toss in the fresh basil. (You can substitute dry 1 to 2 T dry basil if you don't have fresh)
5. Salt and pepper to taste.
6. Serve at once for best results or cover with plastic and store in fridge until ready to serve.